Baluch Rugs are really a type of
rug rather than the output of one single ethno-linguistic group. Over a
series of pages I will deal with Baluch and the various sub-types.
baluch is a language so people whose primary language is Baluch are
Baluchi. But the Baluch are also a political entity under Iranian law
so the Government also defines who are the Baluch. Then there are the
people who are always or even sometimes counted as Baluch. This group
includes but not limited to: Barbari, Berberi, Chahar-Aimaq, Char
Aimaq, Taimuri (Teimuri, Timuri, Taimouri), Teimurtash, Taimani, Zohri
(Zuri), Jamshidi (Jamshedi, Djamchidi, Yemchidi, Dzhemshid), Firozkohi,
Maliki, Mizmast, Chinghizi, Zainal, Baluchi, Baluci, Baloci, Makrani,
Coastal Balochi, Kechi, Makrani (Lotuni), Rakhshani (Raxshani),
Sarawani, Brahuidi, Birahui, Brahuigi, Kur Galli, Jharawan, Kalat,
Sarawan.
Mausoleum of Qobeddin Heydar, the great mystic, in
Torbat-e Heydarieh, Khorasan Razavi province
The 800-year-old monument dates back to Teymorid era. The spiritual
leader has been praised many times by IranŐs great poet Farideddin
Attar Neishabouri. (Photo by Saeed Mahmoudi Aznaveh)
This is an area that I hacve
neglected for ages. Even Baluch who do not weave rugs such as those in
Pakistani occupied Baluchistan weave a wide variety of kelims and other
flatweaves.
